Monday, August 30, 2010

I saw this ad on shitful saturday commercial television last week and it REALLY PISSED ME OFF.

A bunch of bouncing preteens in lab coats using syringes to do their own cosmetic science. "Rejuvenate your mom" says the voiceover whilst a tired looking run down mummy has crap splashed over her by this sparky bunch of kids. This toy is aimed at 8 year olds so by my calculations, the raggy old mum is around THIRTY TWO.....or maybe even FORTY. Shit, what if she is FORTY FIVE, perish the thought.

Already I have digressed, but ranty pants will do that to you.

So to make your own 'cosmetics and skin care' you clearly need a lab coat and syringes. Excuse me but 8-11 year olds need nothing more than a wash cloth in their fricken watermelon scented bubble baths.

Making syringes and lab coats normal when it comes to skincare just makes me sick, and hurl even further when it is directed towards children.

Yes, I know some kids can have skin troubles at a young age but even if they don't getting to mix up some revolting-ass cheapo chemicals and putting glitter in it will more than likely GIVE them a problem.

So of course the answer is - we don't buy this crap for our kids. When they scream "I want THAT" when the stupid ad flashes on, we will laugh and tell them what a load of bollocks it is, and that when they are old enough we will show them the way.

And what if you don't know the first thing about it, have forgotten or don't really care?

About Me

2 ex husbands, 3 children, a fluffy mutt, an emo cat with little old me paddling like crazy to keep it all together.
I now have 2 blogs - one just for me and my sometimes foul mouthed observations and one about my Cyclone and our adventures in the
Spectrum World.